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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (5229)3/18/2003 5:08:18 PM
From: Hawkmoon  Read Replies (2) of 15987
 
Looks like Chirac is trying to make lemonade out of the basket of lemons he brought to the UN.. NOW he'll "support" the US if Saddam uses chemical weapons that he's not supposed to have, and WOULD NOT HAVE if France had been willing to disarm him.. How friggin' pathetic can you get??

And it's not like any French equipment will get there in time to do any good... Day late and more than a dollar short...

Hawk
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FRENCH U-TURN ON IRAQ WAR

sky.com

France has announced it could assist any US-led military coalition if Iraq uses chemical and biological weapons.

The turnaround comes after strong French opposition to a war in Iraq, including threats to veto a UN Security Council resolution paving the way for armed conflict.

French ambassador Jean-David Levitte said: "If Saddam Hussein were to use chemical and biological weapons, this would change the situation completely and immediately for the French government."

Mr Levitte said a decision on any French participation in the war would be made by French President Jacques Chirac, if and when biological or chemical weapons were used.

Although he declined to give details on the possible shape of French participation, Levitte said, "We have equipment to fight in these circumstances."
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